Posted on 03/22/2004 6:22:17 PM PST by Jim Robinson
I posted the following statement to our front page in response to the criticism I'm receiving lately as to not being fair and balanced and perceived mistreatment of trolls and assorted malcontents. Got news for all, I'm NOT fair and balanced. I'm biased toward God, country, family, liberty and freedom and against liberalism, socialism, anarchism, wackoism, global balonyism and any other form of tyranny. Hope this helps.
Statement by the founder of Free Republic:
In our continuing fight for freedom, for America and our constitution and against totalitarianism, socialism, tyranny, terrorism, etc., Free Republic stands firmly on the side of right, i.e., the conservative side. Believing that the best defense is a strong offense, we (myself and those whom I'm trying to attract to FR) support the strategy of taking the fight to the enemy as opposed to allowing the enemy the luxury of conducting their attacks on us at home on their terms and on their schedule.
Therefore, we wholeheartedly support the Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive strikes on known terrorist states and organizations that are believed to present a clear threat to our freedom or national security. We support our military, our troops and our Commander-in-Chief and we oppose turning control of our government back over to the liberals and socialists who favor appeasement, weakness, and subserviency. We do not believe in surrendering to the terrorists as France, Germany, Russia and Spain have done and as Kerry, Kennedy, Clinton and the Democrats, et al, are proposing.
As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-capitalism, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America. We oppose all forms of liberalism, socialism, fascism, pacifism, totalitarianism, anarchism, government enforced atheism, abortionism, feminism, homosexualism, racism, wacko environmentalism, judicial activism, etc. We also oppose the United Nations or any other world government body that may attempt to impose its will or rule over our sovereign nation and sovereign people. We believe in defending our borders, our constitution and our national sovereignty.
Free Republic is private property. It is not a government project, nor is it funded by government or taxpayer money. We are not a publicly owned entity nor are we an IRS tax-free non-profit organization. We pay all applicable taxes on our income. We are not connected to or funded by any political party, news agency, or any other entity. We sell no merchandise, product or service, and we offer no subscriptions or paid memberships. We accept no paid advertising or promotions. We are funded solely by donations (non tax deductible gifts) from our readers and participants.
We aggressively defend our God-given and first amendment guaranteed rights to free speech, free press, free religion, and freedom of association, as well as our constitutional right to control the use and content of our own personal private property. Despite the wailing of the liberal trolls and other doom & gloom naysayers, we feel no compelling need to allow them a platform to promote their repugnant and obnoxious propaganda from our forum. Free Republic is not a liberal debating society. We are conservative activists dedicated to defending our rights, defending our constitution, defending our republic and defending our traditional American way of life.
Our God-given liberty and freedoms are not negotiable.
May God bless and protect our men and women in uniform fighting for our freedom and may God continue to bless America.
Jim Robinson
Ooops... Sheeesh... those silly little vowels are so damned confusing. Lemme see now... "a" - "e" - "i" - "o" - Hmmm... yeah, that's it... "o"
Jim Robinson Rocks !!!
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ROCK it, Jim! :)
The 'pastor' has never sent the 'deacon board' over to my house to ask where my 'tithes' were.
I've never been chastised for uttering $h!t and any apologies I've made for being rude or crude were accepted and I got on with my life.
I ask for prayers and get them.
I'm asked for prayers and I give them.
Is this heaven?
God bless you, JimRob, and the work you've done getting this ship off the ground and in maintaining it's maturity.
This forum is so good because FR has developed a terrific balance of wide open debate without allowing Dadaists to degrade the forums by posting nonsense and throwing bombs for the express purpose of destroying debate.
I know a lot of the Pat Buchanan followers have left, and are frequently the people most upset with FR later. Unfortunately for Pat, he is now less relevent to American politics than Ralph Nader or the Constitution Party. The election this fall will be between two people, George Bush, and most likely, John Kerry. One of these people will be President. The most pressing issue facing America and the rest of the world is the War on Terror. Kerry will surrender. Bush will fight. That's the truth, and we will either be united on this issue, or we will watch another faker enter the White House. I was born in 1954, and John Kennedy was the best Democrat President since my birth. Lyndon Johnson. Jimmy Carter. Bill Clinton. Possibly John Kerry. Compare to Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George Bush (41) and George Bush (43). This country cannot afford John Kerry in the White House. He makes Bill Clinton look classy, and Bill Clinton makes Barry Switzer look classy.
Thanks, Jim. For someone I've never met, you've been an awfully good friend over the last five years.
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